River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-11

She waited and waited, the sweet,
steadfast face growing whittier and
whittier as she found she would have to
wait in vain.
You ought not to do it" was all
Mr.. Grahame said; and then. furling
the sunshade hurriedly, he lifted his
hat and strobe back to Drenside, pack
ed his portmanteau. and was off town
ward before she regained the house.
1t was only her fortune he had cared
for. then; only her fortune!
That was the keenest grief that
| Honoria bore away with her one brief
from the chorus of scandalized astOnish-
ment in the noighborhood, she too left
Drenside, xpecting-nay, hoping
never to see it again.
BY help of Mr.. Dean she traced her
mothers relatives. and among them for
months, which dragged themselves into
a long year. found "A temporary home.
But none of them were rich. The in
come she consented to retain was insult
ticient to purchase her welcome. I'm
der their roofs she felt what she was.
an alien. a stranger. One worthy man.
a curate cousin, could only house her
when his children were at school. An
other, naval Captain. proposed taking
her to Hong Kong with him on his next
voyage. lit was such capital place
for getting girls married in. aud his
wife didn't want permanent border,
YOU know Two old maiden ladies,
second cousins. ..could have her when
they didn't require fires, when she could
sit in her own room good DEAL but
from place to place, and pillar to post,
as poor HOnOria went. she was made to
feel, that with her rich upbringing and
her present almost poverty, (for which
last her new-found kinsfolk unanimous
~ blamed herr, she was out of harmony
with such kindred rs she had, a very
waif, without a haven in sight into
which she might hope to drift.
This knowledge. backed by another
secret pain, was making her not morose
for nothing of that sort was in her
nature-but unspeakably sad. when in
her second deSolate winter she made
a brave effort To shake off the bondage
of this depression, and step out into
some occupation that should deaden
her past.
Il must find work of some sort; will
YOU help me?' she asked her curate
cousin.
Work he repeated obviously;
you are not strong enc Ugh for that.
Honoria. You should lave thought of
before you east away what Provi-
dsnce--''
20. hush.' she YEARLY implored.
Il must be able to do something; at
least, III try. What is it. little MANI"
nj the curate youngest, number seven,
trotted to her side.
he pos'm dave me dis. said little
Beau. and dis was letter to Homo
ria, running thus:
DEKNsIDE, Dec. 20. 1SS-.-Dear Miss
Wentworth: As we hear 10y inquiries that
you are not Vet particularly settled a. to
sidence, | write now for my sister and
myself begging you will come and spend
Christmas IN the home you SO generously
renOunced to us and ours. Our children
are gathering about us during this month
Believe me, we shall all feel the new wear
=
us; and sincerely trust We shall, in some
way. be able TO repay you for the trial which
a return TO Dernside may at first prove. At
my rate, let US try. Do not grieve US by re
fusal but come quickly to yours truly,
GERALDINE CORVETTE.
Such a yearning sprang up in her to
see the old place once more she quelled
her first proud rebellious inclination TO
refuse, and went. And this is how she
was met:
The evening was closing, stars frosti-
ly shining overhead, the house glowing
with many lights from within, as she
was driven up. At the wide-Open door
a kind, motherly face smiled welcome
on her, and one of Cyprian Wentworth's
sisters led her to another widow lady,
who kissed her and thanked her with
an emotion which was very catching
for all she had given them back, and
babe her go warm herself. after her
long drive. in the library, and see if she
conld find no one else among them
whom she knew.
To the library. then, she went, and
10. in the sparkling light of the old
view logs stOod-Hubert Grahame,
He. hurrying to meet her. took first
one hand. and, finding that was shaking
then the other, then, since she seemed
nowiSe less nervous. boldly steadied her
trembling figure with his two strong
arms, and made confession of much
which until now had been incompre-
nsible.
II found when first came to the
Crosbies that, like them. YOU knew
nothing of US Grahames, or that my
mother was one of the discarded
sisters. So / thought | would stay on
and see what our supplanter was like.
/ started with trying hard not to like
you. but that soon came TO an end;
could not manage it. Then | stopped.
when ought to have gone away, and
grew to love you more and more. But
I'd never have told it while you were
my uncle'S heiress. and we were all so
poor; and, most and best, / loved you
when YOU were in such trouble. and
felt | ought to bid you keep the whole
of Dernside; and yet. for my mothers
sake and all the others. | was torn two
WAYS at once. And sweetheart, Hon
oria. if you've not learned to think me
a poltrOOn, Will you have me now! l
had not enough to dare to ask you
then. But I'm getting on; | don't
think we shall he SO very poor. Last
month a rather great gun took me for
his partner. And Il little bit of your
own will be yours again. There are
four of Us Grahames. six sons and
daughters of Aunt Geraldine. SO you
will take a tenth of your fortune back
with me, Honoria. Is it worth hav-
ing?"
Worth havingl She clings to him as
they stand there in the red freight;
worth having2' All. with him.
worth all the other ten times told, she
says.-Cassel's Magazine.
Senator Vests story.
Mr.. Vest. while not a success As a
political prophet. is one of the best